Rothko accused remanded in custody

A Rothko painting was defaced at the Tate Modern art gallery on Sunday. Credit: Twitter @WrightTG

A man charged with criminal damage, after a painting in the Tate Modern gallery was defaced, is expected to plead not guilty.

Wlodzimierz Umaniec appeared at Camberwell Magistrates Court via video link, accused of defacing a Mark Rothko painting worth around fifty million pounds. Umaniec, who is from Poland, has been remanded in custody until next Tuesday.